With a buttery, garlic spread loaded with flavorful pesto and nutty Parmesan cheeses, this 20-minute Homemade Pesto Parmesan Garlic Bread will disappear from the dinner table!

While I am no stranger to the frozen foods section of my grocery store and I really appreciate the convenience of prepared items, there is just something about homemade garlic bread or homemade Texas toast that makes a basic pasta dinner taste pretty special. Since my boys love pesto, I stirred in a little jarred pesto and added a generous amount of cheese to the buttery spread before slathering it on slices of a fresh loaf of bread.

Homemade Pesto Parmesan Garlic Bread

Here are the ingredients to make this pesto Parmesan garlic bread:

• One loaf of Italian bread cut into 8-10 slices
• Softened butter
• Minced garlic
• Jarred pesto
• Shredded and grated Parmesan cheeses

P.S. I love using 9x13 sheet pans (also called quarter sheet pans) for baking. Two pans fit on my oven shelves and I can easily rotate them for even baking. Plus, they are smaller to store and a great tool for smaller kitchens.

How to make homemade pesto Parmesan garlic bread

Once the bread is sliced, place it on a baking sheet while the oven is preheating.

Stir together the butter, pesto, garlic and cheeses.

Slater each slice with a generous amount of the spread.

Pop it in the oven until golden and bubbly ... your kitchen will smell amazing at this point 🙂

We used slices of this homemade pesto Parmesan garlic bread and made open faced Italian sloppy joes. Have you ever heard of them? Just brown 1 pound of ground beef, chicken or turkey and stir in 1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce. Spoon that mixture over garlic bread and dig in!

Leftovers? As with any leftover baked bread item, reheat in the oven for a crispier texture. 🙂

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Homemade Pesto Parmesan Garlic Bread

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• Author: Melissa Riker
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 15 minutes
• Total Time: 20 minutes
• Yield: 10 1x
• Category: bread
• Method: baking
• Cuisine: American

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With a buttery, garlic spread loaded with flavorful pesto and nutty Parmesan cheeses, this Homemade Pesto Parmesan Garlic Bread will disappear from the dinner table!

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Ingredients

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• 10 slices Italian bread (about ¾" - 1" thick)
• 1 stick unsalted butter (softened)
• 2 T pesto
• 2 T minced garlic
• 2 T grated Parmesan cheese
• ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Arrange bread slices on baking sheet(s).
3. In a bowl, stir together softened butter, pesto, minced garlic and both Parmesan cheeses.
4. Spread a generous layer of the butter spread on each slice of bread.
5. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the bread is toasted, the edges are brown and the butter and cheese is melted.
6. Broil for 1-2 minutes (watch the bread closely so it doesn't burn) until the butter and cheese is bubbly and ever so slightly browned.

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Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 slice
• Calories: 428
• Sugar: 3.2 g
• Sodium: 571.1 mg
• Fat: 30 g
• Carbohydrates: 29.1 g
• Protein: 10.9 g
• Cholesterol: 28 mg

Keywords: pesto garlic bread, parmesan garlic bread

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